Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-02-12
THE OUTRAGE AVENGED.
A Negro Brute Lynched in
Leavenworth.
Determined Masked Men Batter
Down the Jail Door.
Wood, the Negro Fiend, Taken
from the Laws Clutches.
The Wretch Hauled Through the Streets at
the End of Rope
Tied 10 a Fast Moving Horse and Left
Dead in the Roadway.
prnored to Death.

Dragged to Death.
K,xs., Crrr, Jan. 3L-A Leavenworth
.nec,aI to the Times says: Loud knocking al
the side door of the county jail In soutn LeaV
.pworth. opposite the court house, TINS morn
,ny awoke Jailer Fltz Maurice from bis sleep
in the corridor. In answer to an inquiry as to
what was wanted q voice from oe outside re
nlied: aOpen the door. Here's prisoner for
Won or something of similar nature
The taller suspectiug nothing, as the officers
NJ the city we're in the habit OF bringing Grim
Inal. % the jail at late hour, started to dress
sor the purpose of admitting the supposed Of
Gcers. He was just about to put on his shoes
when a blow which made the door and frame
-.ttle and shake was dealt from the outside.
This was followed with others as fast as they
.ould be delivered and the twelfth one caused
the heavy door paneling and the sash of the
door TO give way with a crash and a dozen or
more men, masked in all sorts Of ways, rushed
b.
In the meantime Sheriff Churchill, awaken
ed BY the noise, went down stairs in his night
clothes. Just as he reached the floor, the door
party was evidently bent on mischief, he cried
10 Fitz Maurice: Telephone the police and
call for aid at once"
THE TELEPHONE SHATTERED.
The jailor sprang toward the telephone at the
word, but before he could ring up the central
Office. two burly men seized him and with ter
rible force hurled him across the jail corridor
At the same moment third man armed with
q sledgehammer dealt the Instruments swing
ing blow, completely running it,
Pistols we're leyeled at Fitz Mourice BY the
men who bad already entered, while several Of
those on the outside rode on their horses into
the jail corridor. All were masked, some with
handkerchefs in which holes had been cut,
others with black cloth and still others with
regular masks. Each was armed with q re-
yolver and several Others with huge sledge-
hammers.
Revolvers were fred dozen times into the
ceiling and floor Of the corridor. The TAILOR,
IN the hands Of two powerful men, was pushed
rapidly toward the cell door, when one of the
mob, who seemed to be the leader-a medium
sixed. well built man, dressed In dark clothes
and apparently farmer-said: ''See here,
young man. we want that nigger, and the
sooner you bring him out the better, for we
viii break the whole Jail to pieces before We
20 away from here without him."
FORCED 10 OPEN THE CELL
IitE Mnurice at first declined to give up the
ksyA but finding that the mob meant what
they said, a. the clutch Of the men holding
him frightened preeeptibly as he deliberated
with himself, he opened the iron barred door
@ the cell house.
where Is that niggeri We want him and
nobody else, was the next query, and at the
muxzie OF dozen pistols the jailer was forced
70 open cell IL on the north side of the Jail
"A
Wood was called out and as soon as he ap-
peared at the entrance OF the cell he was
seized BY the lynchers. A terrible struggle en-
sued, and the doomed maI and three of the
MOB rolled on the floor together. A dozen
nands instantly seized him. and lifting him up
nom the floor set him on bis feet.
Several men cooked their revolvers as
tnough they proposed to make short work Of
tne wretch, but the leader In q tone which
meant Just what 1t said, cried: mo shooting
IN here. Take him out.n
As soon as the men had reached the open air
oear1ng their prisoner with them, he was
heard TO exclaim twice, 20, Lord p' and fur
tner than that was silent. The handkerchief
masking one mans face slipped down, bnt
wnen the iailer tried TO get near enough to
ket good look at the features a cooked revol-
yer forced him 10 look In another direction.
EVERYTHING DONE QUIETLY.
In the cell from which Wood was taken was
Henry johnson, also colored, under sentence
,or 70 three years for attempting to outrage Mrs
fmopp, lew miles from the place where
wood committed his 6endish crime He was
DOT wanted, however, or was forgotten, for he
was not disturbed by the iynchers.
Outside the jail were about sixty men. all
mounted and armed. Some held the horses OF
tnose who bad entered the Jail on foot.
as soon as Wood was brought forth, a dozen
snarp clicks OF revolyers we're heard. but
sRain the leader ordered the men To desist
rom shooting and called for rope.
W. W. Wise, night watchmaf of the court
mouse, attracted by the noise from the iail
seood az the gate Of the court house ward and
Sescrioes the subsequent proceedings. He
sea'eu 90 80 100 near lest a stray bullet should
md lodgInent In bis body.
rope, which was new and had .v;d.,,,-
oeen purchased on purpose. was nroduced nv
one OF the mounted men. A noose vas C,,;oG
made and thrown over the neyro's NECK
vi -ahe tne other end was made fast to the pom-
..sl ot tne saddle Of the leader. Not a loud
suu was spoken. Wood made a few efforts
sl.'ssS out an order was given and the cav
s.e.ne T formed In the road and started sontb
lhifd street at a sharp trot
quickly bad all this been done that vvbsn
s.. S.eil churchill had finished dressInp and
hor.sh.sWn uoWn stairs the lynchers were all on
he country. "AS '"ard
W. DRAGGED AT HORSES HEELS
WOOD was thrown unon his ~.
~ ssniug s OF the rope and the sharp mavenent
b. ~ e ieaaers horse and, as was we'll sbow,
fee, ae sr.,a aan In the street. never got upon his
ons wen was the mob under coutro, tho, No
Th.Ined awakened along the route
bo,,r a. as was seen by the msrks ~ the
IA g.S, -e ns.n l9aa, went south on Third AZ ran
which thsr , lney reached Arch street. IN
corner thar tarned, riding due west. Ar this
tse, ,s 81, mere Is Dost set in the pronnd ~ rn,s
49, 49, 'ne sidewalk, and In turninsr tha . ~ pLo-
oiood marked this enlsods ~ a le" Spots OF
Arch s,.eu. I'LL road iasier and faster west IN
,,,. n sreet to Second ayenns ~ "es. on
the 49,. va this street was found one Iea- ~
: n,p..a psn.aioons worn by Wood in the ioii snd "a
portion Of his vest. IN Tue jail anu
made R,,..s -, another turn west was
the rora osuseen Third and Fourth svs,nas
moh D.,stner sltner broke or slipped loose The
thar .h.,. stopped long enough 10 ind an,
tho count-v n i- vas dead, road on toward
f,. ~ NE road. where n was IN ~ 'ne
followed ths sutton and Shepherd. who had
TIED e uan IRON the jail as soon NJ az Tau nn-
ne ae,b sa =. clorHrxG TORN orr
NE tongue uross.k oae pack was badly torn, while
was swollen 10 taoed ~ from the mouth and
sty DIT Of wool Ma enormous size Nearly ey-
The clothiny =. vas torn from the head An
OF the pants os' sa oeen torn Off excert a ,;ana
woolen und.saa vi one leg and small niaa,ip
There ssalrt wers vi on the righ, % Erist piece Oh
.ne cut In the hrsd dks . OF violence exckptinr
the posts and se.d -. made in the collision wiz
The tension !, sae cuts in the neck rsnsaJ Sitn Ia
sbout The weI,a pd sle nope which had frozen sti;,
.blanEet and dsnspas.a q herd covered the body with
sno later in the Ss Sss notifed the coroner
''a'd saas Woos Sss ss s.,s s,'s a Inquest and